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Ol Janx Spirit

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4. DOGE must be so proud. That's $252,000.00 per bed for a tent camp.... If the contract is for a year of operation...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:31 PM

Jul 22

...that is still close to $700.00 per day per bed to build and run the facility.

They could probably save a billion dollars if they contracted Motel 6.

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